The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-07-02
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summer. Rev. G. E. Angel, of Norway,
was to preach June 10, to be followed by
other speakers. Friends have held socia-
bles fortnightly for the past winter, which
have been very profitable, and they are
looking for good results from their labors.
The Universalists at Round Pond sent
for Rev. @. Ell. Shinn to organize SUM-
day-school. They have not had one for
over twenty years. He went Sunday,
June 5, and organized with ninety men,
bers; we'll differed and good teacher
for each one of the eleven classes.
NEW HAMPSHIRE .-The Weirs
Meeting for 'S7.-Among the speakers
engaged for the grove meeting at Weirs
Aug. OF, are Rev. Messrs. T. j. Saw
yer, D. D., O. A. Hayden, M. nj. Manga
sarian, Philadelphia, Pa; O. e. Nash,
Akron, O.; r. A. Greene, g. "a. Emerson,
D. D., Rev. A. J. Garfield, d. d., and
Mr.. J. B. Horton, of Boston. Excursions
on the Lake and to the White Mountains,
and all the customary entertainments.
VERMONT.-The Universalist Conven-
ton of Vermont and Province of Quebec
will be held with the Springfield parish
August 30 and 81 and September 1, 1887.
MASSACHUSETTS, Rev. DIR. Flan-
ders recently delivered course OF five
lectures at Tufts College, on the Relig-
ions of India" dealing with them in an
historical way.-Mr. Thomas 81. Prime,
of Salem, an old and respected citizen,
and for many years a member of the Uni
versalist parish, died June 9.-Rev. E.W.
Prebie, of the Webster parish, finds his
labors blessed. Six members were re-
ceived into church fellowship on recent
Sunday.-The membership of the Cam
bridgeport Sunday school is 518, the av-
ersge attendance 800, with several teach
ers who have been connected with the
school more than fifty years. Mr.. Geo.
Close is the Superint endent.-Th Young
Peoples Missionary Association, of Wor
cester, will present lot to the parish OF
All Souls.-Rev. l.. l.. Briggs begins his
passionate at Lynn on the first Sunday in
September.-Rev. X. T. Sawyer has en-
tered on his work in Brockton, succeed
ing Rev. l.. l.. Briggs in the passionate.
CONNECTICUT.-At Danbury, Rev
W. J. Crosley, the new pastor, is getting
fairly started and his people work zeal.
ously with him as with former PASTORS
The Putnam Patriot reports quite at
length sermon preached in that place
by Rev. D. L. r. Libby on "The Death
of the Impenitent and their Future
State" in which the doctrines of our
Church are set forth in clear and forci-
BILE manner.
NEW YORK.-Rev. I. ID. Cook and
Rev. Nelson Smell, both of our New
York ministry, and of honorable record,
widely known among the brethren, and
in former years filling responsible posi-
tions in our church, have recently de-
ceased. Both were men of exalted abil-
ity and highly useful in the work Of the
ministry.-Ten members were recently
received into the Little Falls Church.
Rev. e. @. Bolles, d. d., begins his work
in New York City, as pastor of the West
Eleventh Street church, next September.
st. Lawrence University at the late
Commencement, conferred the degree Of
Doctor of Divinity on Rev. CYRUS H..
FAY, an eminently deserved honor.
Rev. DIR. and Mrs. A. j. Garfield, Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, celebrated, under very
happy auspices. the twenty. fifth anniver-
sary OF their married life, June II. Rev.
DR.. Gunnison reports the occasion In the
Leader:
1.-The house in which the pastor OF The
Church of Our Father lives in Brooklyn
lis large, but it as all too small for the
throng that came to the reception on the
evening of the 18th inst. to the silver
wedding of the inmates. Rev. Dr. Can
field and his wife stood in the center of
the room to receive the congratulations
of their friends, assisted by their daugh-
ter, who was gracefully acquiring expert
ence against the wedding reception which
she will sometime celebrate on her own
account. 1t is impossible to enumerate
the people present except to say, that the
members of the pastors church were out
in force, many guests we're present from
the sister churches of the denomination,
friends from Chelsea, the clergy of our
church in the region round about, the
mayor of Brooklyn, neighbors and per-
sonal friends. There were flowers and
music, fitting collation., congratulations
and general good time. The happy
couple bore it's honors meekly and looked
as though the quarter OF century had
treated it with courtesy and kindness.
During the evening the society presented
DIR. and Mrs. Garfield purse of nearly
six hundred dollars, with other beautiful
and costly presents"
The most cordial good wishes of a
myriad of friends rest with DIR. and Mrs.
Garfield, as they begin their journey to-
ward the golden wedding, now only twen-
ty-tive years ahead
Personal.
Leslie A. Lee, PHI. D., Professor OF
Biology in Bowdoin College, Brunswick,
Me-, has been appointed naturalist of q